H04N 2201/006
Using near field communication
Official title: Using near field communication, e.g. an inductive loop
H04N2201/006 (Using near field communication) appears on 430 US grants and 495 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 430
- Published applications
- 495
- Assignees
- 45
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- 405
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2014 | 9 | 46 |
| 2015 | 39 | 64 |
| 2016 | 44 | 60 |
| 2017 | 64 | 90 |
| 2018 | 62 | 55 |
| 2019 | 68 | 35 |
| 2020 | 50 | 30 |
| 2021 | 20 | 27 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 |
| 2023 | 23 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
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Recent patents
- Function executing device and terminal device for executing wireless communication according to bluetooth low energy28 Jul 2026US 12,695,833 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that cause a device to print an image based on a state of the apparatus and a user operation13 Jan 2026US 12,526,373 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image processing apparatus and image processing method6 Jan 2026US 12,519,898 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Function executing device with two types of wireless communication interfaces2 Dec 2025US 12,487,783 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and information processing system2 Dec 2025US 12,489,857 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that cause a device to print an image based on a state of the apparatus and a user operation30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122189 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus5 Mar 2026US 2026/0064061 A1Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and information processing system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0067411 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Function executing device and terminal device for executing wireless communication according to bluetooth low energy15 Jan 2026US 2026/0019509 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus11 Dec 2025US 2025/0379944 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication device that receives external device information from an external device using near field communication48US 8,627,075 B2Panasonic Corporation · 2014
- Image forming apparatus that communicates with a portable terminal device, and information processing system37US 8,749,823 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2014
- Communication device that receives external device information from an external device using near field communication34US 9,143,933 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America · 2015
- Communication device24US 9,100,774 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2015
- Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and storage medium storing program15US 9,094,780 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2015